Athletes and future Spectators are wondering "Will it be safe to hold the Olympics in Rio this year ? Will Brazil be safe ? "
To be very blunt, who would be responsible if competitors or spectators contract any illness due to the ZIKA virus ? Can anyone guarantee that the danger of the Virus will have been eliminated long before the Games are due to start in six months time ?
It is quite clear that holding the Olympic Games is financially a costly business but rewarding for everyone directly involved. However, the overriding problem is the Health of Everyone in Brazil who is involved !
If now, the decision is taken to postpone the Olympics for exactly one year, because it is better to be safe than being sorry afterwards, most people would reluctantly accept !
Today all the normal sporting events to be held next year could still be rescheduled without too much difficulty. The longer one waits, the more difficult it would be !
Who has the responsibility for such a decision ? Could it be that of Lord Coe, the President of the International Association of Athletics Federations, or that of Thomas Bach, the President of the International Olympic Committee ?
Perhaps they should meet and discuss this question, and why not another problem they have in common, .... Drug testing of Athletes at the next Olympic Games !
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